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nacelle

/nuh-sel/US // nəˈsɛl //UK // (nəˈsɛl) //

机舱,机舱内,短舱,引擎舱

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried.
    • : the car of a balloon.

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Examples

  • The point C is the centre of the propeller, or, in the case of a "pusher" aeroplane, the centre of the nacelle.

  • Nacelle—That part of an aeroplane containing the engine and pilot and passenger, and to which the tail plane is not fixed.

  • Then his glances fell upon the aviator just on the point of stepping from the nacelle, or cockpit.

  • The Astra-Torres type are also non-rigid, but of trefoil section with a short nacelle.

  • The blood from his wound spurted all over the nacelle, obscuring the instruments, and in addition his machine caught fire.